Robots could replace 1.7M American truckers in the next decade (2016) (latimes.com) 2 points by haltingproblem 5y ago ↗ HN
[–] moreoutput 5y ago ↗ It's been five years, do we know how many were replaced? [–] haltingproblem 5y ago ↗ I propose zero since there is no evidence to the contrary.One-off semi-driverless drives with drivers chaperoning the trip make the news all the time.
[–] haltingproblem 5y ago ↗ I propose zero since there is no evidence to the contrary.One-off semi-driverless drives with drivers chaperoning the trip make the news all the time.
[–] [dead] transtrain 5y ago ↗ Fedex/UPS will have trucks driving distribution point to distribute point in the next year if they don't already. All highway.For the rest of the industry a business similar to 'harbour pilots' will around.Manually drivers for complex (downtown) deliveries. The self driving cans will be turned around doing something else.
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[ 4.2 ms ] story [ 23.4 ms ] threadOne-off semi-driverless drives with drivers chaperoning the trip make the news all the time.
For the rest of the industry a business similar to 'harbour pilots' will around.
Manually drivers for complex (downtown) deliveries. The self driving cans will be turned around doing something else.